homeobox

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.
    — When he looked in mice, there it was again: almost exactly the same 180-letter string – the homeobox.

词形变化

homeoboxes plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *somHós
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios)
Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor.
English homeo-
English box
English homeobox
From homeo- + box.
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